General Counsel Section

Joshua T. Cox, Section Chief

The General Counsel Section serves as primary legal counsel to City officials with respect to issues surrounding City services, legislation, contracts, zoning and other vital issues related to the day-to-day operations of the City government. In addition, this section assists in the legal review and practical implementation of various development projects that foster the growth of our community. The Section also works to keep our environment clean by assisting various City Divisions to comply with state and federal environmental laws, in addition to taking legal action against companies which fail to comply with water pollution laws and other environmental requirements.

Contact the attorneys in this Section:

Joshua T. Cox, Chief Counsel	645-0816	jtcox@columbus.gov
Wendi Bootes, General Counsel Attorney	645-7970	wsbootes@columbus.gov
Jennifer Gams, General Counsel Attorney	645-0818	jlgams@columbus.gov
Sarah Harrell, General Counsel Attorney	645-8987	slharrell@columbus.gov
Westley Phillips, General Counsel Attorney	645-6959	wmphillips@columbus.gov
John Sumner, General Counsel Attorney	645-6962	jhsumner@columbus.gov

Clerks

Sam Abdullah	645-5395	ssabdullah@columbus.gov
Sheena Carter	645-5395	sdcarter@columbus.gov
Adam Friedman	645-5395	asfriedman@columbus.gov
Reyahd D.J. Kazmi	645-5395	rdjkazmi@columbus.gov
Jaiza Page	645-5395	jnpage@columbus.gov
Amanda McNeil	645-5395	armcneil@columbus.gov